FOOD LABELS make fun ephemera for our journals -

[@clairebarrow4896]

Such fun! I tell people that we have so many craft supplies that we can use just from our groceries! I save every cardboard box, and I use them in so many different ways. I laughed when you mentioned the folks at Libby's because I suddenly heard their ad jingle in my head..😅..when there is Libby's Libby's Libby's on the label label label..😅...and one more thing about the Spinach dip..I grew up near San Francisco, so we always served the dip in a hollowed out round sourdough bread bowl. 😊

[@annekenlon]

"....you will like it, like it, like it, on your table, table, table!" Thanks so much for the sweet memory, Claire! The bread bowl was SUCH a fun trend as well - when I first discovered this spinach dip in the very early 1980s, the round loaves weren't easy to find in Midwestern grocery stores, so I just served mine in an old Pyrex glass dish with Club crackers! I felt I was being very, VERY sophisticated! Fun memories, thanks so much, I appreciate you!

[@JulieTorrens]

That spinach dip is delicious 😊 Absolutely great journal. I too want to use more and toss less. You definitely created diamonds from the rough. Many thanks! Hugs and love from M❄️CH❄️GAN ❤

[@annekenlon]

Oh, that spinach dip! At every office and neighborhood party all through the 1980s! The hardest part was squeezing all the water out of the spinach through a dishtowel until the spinach was almost dry! Hugs from Oregon! Rainy but not snowy (yet!)❤️

[@KarenNov23]

Hi Anne. Great ways to use common food packaging. And I’m delighted the vintage recipe cards fit in nicely. I still like the Knorr vegetable dip! 😊

[@annekenlon]

I'm still chuckling about our dear Mother cutting the spinach content of the dip in half! Love you, my dear sister! I will have fun with the treasures you brought for a long time, I know!

[@mrscomarte3248]

Hi Anne! I love love recycling! We need to respect nature and save its resources. And we give a new life to the trash.🩷

[@annekenlon]

And that's the most satisfying thing of all, isn't it? Thank you dear Marcia!

[@suzyallen1726]

I love the old labels never thought to use our everyday label which will become ephemera in the future. Thanks for the inspiration anne with an e😂😂😊❤I made that spinach dip in round bread. Cut the top off and toasted the bread pieces that I hollowed out for the dip😊❤nice memories

[@annekenlon]

Oh, heavens, yes, the "bread bowl" that would get torn apart and dipped in! Classic! Thanks, Suzy!

[@connielapp4209]

I really like learning the pocket template of 4 items. I think that will really help me with my travel journals! I still use your template for journal cover decorations. Also, the tea towel fabric idea is excellent! Good way to use old tea towels. Just cut out the stained parts!

[@annekenlon]

Isn't that template handy? That was Kathleen's idea, I just applied it to the situation here! Am definitely holding onto it for future use. I ended up marking on the back where the glue goes, so I can do the peek-a-boo thing again. Talk to you soon, thanks for watching! ❤️

[@susanlindahl4470]

Love your junk journal. A lovely way to store handwritten recipes we cherish. I make spinach dip for every holiday and serve it with Hawaiian bread. Yummy !

[@annekenlon]

The sweetness of the Hawaiian bread would be perfect with this dip. I haven't made it in more than 40 years, but rediscovering the recipe has me wanting to try it again. Thanks so much for watching!

[@ericastannard2635]

I love your junk journal!! I routinely use bits of recycled goodies in my journals, but I’ve never made a journal of 100% junk! Already have tons of junk saved, so that’s not a problem, haha! A lot of TH Ideaology ephemera is really advertising from the past, so our stuff will be vintage to our children & grandchildren!! Great idea, Ann, & I like Kathleen’s peek-a-boo cluster, too! Erica❤ I used to live in Pullman, Washington, not really in your neck of the woods, but at least closer than Kansas!!❤

[@annekenlon]

Thanks so much, Erica! Using real junk really opens up possibilities, doesn't it?

[@Kirby3131]

I am a big fan of using packaging - your pocket demo was fabulous! It's a great idea to have a template. One of my favorite things to dye/spray/stain are the bags from flour and sugar. They take the colors beautifully. I also have discovered that embossing the aluminum "lids" is fun! (The flexible aluminum on yogurt and cottage cheese containers, for example)

[@annekenlon]

Thanks so much! I emboss yogurt and coffee can aluminum all the time. I tend not to do tons of embossing on the channel because I don't want people to think they need to go out and get an embossing machine, but I do love the look! Thanks for the tip on adding color to the flour and sugar bags!

[@susanjane4784]

I love real junk journals! My favorite are crackers boxes and bags like CheeseIts, Ritz, Goldfish, etc. These make great embellishments even if they are partial. It used to be that chocolate bars were wrapped in great foil -- I horded these for years. But today there is so much from the recycle bin.

[@annekenlon]

I always find a way to make use of cracker boxes, too! Thanks for being here, Susan!

[@ericastannard2635]

I just saved the nice round foil from around a Terry’s Chocolate Orange ball!! Haha!❤

[@judiemjacobson4613]

What a really wonderful idea. I think this is jolly good fun. I think I will start saving labels to make one for somebody in my family and include my own recipes as I'm 82 I have lots of them and even some of my mother's. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the work and the journal. I've just started following you and I'm really enjoying it. Blessings and hugs from New Mexico

[@annekenlon]

Judie, I'm so honored to have you as a subscriber - thank you! I'm really happy you enjoyed this video. I do use true "junk" in my journals and it's lots of fun to see how they can transform! Thanks for being here!

[@patriotmem2645]

I love labels!! I am particular about the ones I use, but all in all it's so cool and I imagine what the kids later on will think of what we were eating etc.!! It's a great history lesson on what our diets consisted of , back in the day! Hoping our diets will have improved back to nature again by then ! What a great recipe journal those would make. I love the way your peek a boo pockets turned out, what great ideas!! Thank you so much for sharing this... you've done so much of the figuring out for me!! Just like Libby's and their canned pumpkin!! LOL

[@annekenlon]

Thank you so much! A history lesson, indeed - what a great way to look at it!

[@angelagarza3964]

Good ideas! Thanks for sharing! I look forward to watching you continue to work on this journal.

[@annekenlon]

Thank you, Angela! I definitely need to make more tags to go in those cute pockets!

[@mrscomarte3248]

Love the idea of making the templates! The design is so cute and beautiful! what a great idea! TFS!🩷🩷🩷🩷🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@annekenlon]

Thank you, Marcia! The template idea was Kathleen's, and I thought it was brilliant - an easy way to remind ourselves "now, what were we doing here?" Hope you are having a lovely early-summer day in Brazil! ☕️

[@mrscomarte3248]

@@annekenlon I agree that Kathleen´s idea was brilliant. We are at late spring and summer starts on December 21st.The weather is warm. I´ve ssen that the snow started to fall in The USA, isn´t it? Have a great week!🩷 .

[@darleneblackwell6853]

Wonderful ideas!! Thank you for reconnecting us to true Junk Journaling!!

[@annekenlon]

Darlene, I can't tell you how much I appreciate this comment. Thank you so much.

[@susanmorgan5591]

We love WINCO too! Never thought to save their packaging, though. I do save tea and butter packaging. Darigold has some nice images on its butter boxes. Celestial Seasonings has some interesting images.

[@annekenlon]

Their sugar bags are the BEST! We don't go through a ton except for holiday baking time, but I always get excited when one nears completion. Brown paper liners and the cheery r/w/b exterior - so fun. And YES, Celestial Seasonings packaging is delightful! Thanks so much for watching, Susan!

[@SharonMiitchell]

Lots of fun im enjoying this😊

[@annekenlon]

Thanks for watching - I'm so glad you're enjoying it!

[@annfriend3481]

Wonderful video. Thank you. I try to only use true junk or at least pre loved, so I love this food based one is great for packaging. ❤

[@annekenlon]

Thanks so much, Ann! We have similar sensibilities on wanting to use "true junk." That just gets to the heart of the creative practice for me, and I also haunt thrift stores to at least get supplies that don't add to the first-tier waste stream. Thanks very much for watching, I truly appreciate it.

[@marybethhuson295]

What a really cool idea😊 The colors on your tags actually looked great with your pocket. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@annekenlon]

Thanks, Mary Beth! I really do love using food packaging! Hope you have fun with yours, too - thanks for watching!

[@barbaralowry6669]

Love it. Look forward to seeing more inspiration for landfill saves.

[@annekenlon]

Thanks, Barbara! I love that we are all doing whatever we can!

[@cherylemery8594]

Such a fun and unique idea! I love how the packaging will help illustrate and tell the story of any holiday meal and family tradition. Thank you for the inspiration! I’m new to your channel and really enjoying the content.

[@annekenlon]

Cheryl, I'm so delighted you are here - thank you for your kind comment! And I hope your holiday season will be filled with fun labels for you to play with!

[@mercedesm3666]

I just stumbled across this video and I love your channel. I started junk journaling recently because I tend to hoard a ton of paper. I've been using a lot of advertisements and coupons that get mailed to me, but this has inspired me to start using food boxes as well. I found it really refreshing to see someone else using real "junk" as opposed to printed/purchased items. Thanks for sharing :)

[@annekenlon]

Welcome, Mercedes! It's so much fun to discover what can be repurposed. I totally agree with. you - I'm convinced that our journals are always more interesting and more creative when we use materials that would otherwise be thrown away. Why create new waste when there's already so much available to us?! Also, if you're new to the craft, you may be interested in this video I did some months ago about terminology that can be confusing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYGYeGiDpquqb9ksi=QwFBGaO3gGXado6q Very glad you're here, thanks so much for joining me!

[@barbkniess3985]

Love these ideas Anne!

[@annekenlon]

Thanks, Barb, it was fun!

[@margaretbrown7039]

How delightful! I’ve got old recipe cards from my mom and this is a neat way to preserve them. ❤

[@annekenlon]

Thanks, Margaret, I hope the idea turns into something beautiful and special for you!

[@nadyneingrassia1479]

Such a neat idea. I love the Knorr Spinach Dip. Still make it to have around as a snack.

[@annekenlon]

I haven't made it in sooooo many years, but it really seems to be resonating with people here - I really have a hankering for some now. The Knorr box may appear in another video using up packaging! Thanks, as ever, Nadyne!

[@sherryvanderpool8644]

This would be great to put recipes in ❤

[@annekenlon]

Thanks, Sherry, I'm really thrilled to have another place to save these treasures. My mother was a "saver" and recycler before it was cool - like many in her generations - so it's an appropriate place to have everything come together.

[@erikahatcher5492]

Very creative way to add to a food journal. ❤

[@annekenlon]

Thanks, Erika! I am so lucky to have those lovely precious recipes and I still have more, thanks to my sister's careful saving!

[@erikahatcher5492]

@ I haven’t made a recipe journal yet. But, I have my grandmothers, my mother’s some of my mothers are still written in German., and my mother in laws recipes. I will be making a journal for both of my girls.

[@XenobiaF]

I just recently started my own junk journal similar to this one. It’s nice to see someone else doing the same thing!

[@annekenlon]

I'm so glad to know we were thinking alike!

[@sheilabartlett6044]

This is amazing, Great job! Thanks for sharing!

[@annekenlon]

Thank you so much, Sheila, I really appreciate your watching!

[@sunsh1ne539]

It’s on my list! Cute!❤

[@annekenlon]

Your grocery list first, your crafting list next!!! Thanks so much for watching!

[@YvonneCook-gv5pq]

So you Anne! Really whimsical pockets 😊❤

[@annekenlon]

Yvonne, you're so sweet - thank you so much - and I love that you recognize when a project is "me" - thank you!

[@maikeannamohr2119]

😍😍😍

[@annekenlon]

Thank you so, so much - I really had fun doing this one!

[@sth.777]

You could try ironing the plastic braid between baking sheet papers; It may look nicer and flater that way...

[@annekenlon]

Wow, now there's a thought! Thank you!

[@shady62minx]

Yea I’m going to buy pre cooked next year, I’m too old and to be cooking all that food…wasting all that time I would rather be junk journaling…😂❤

[@annekenlon]

You've got that EXACTLY RIGHT! It's the perfect solution for us, too. We cook constantly all year long, but it's SO nice to take Thanksgiving off and do the heat-and-eat thing!

[@sandikalin636]

Love this a bunch., 💙. Lately I’ve been thinking how myself calling my journals “junk journals” isn’t really a good title, I hardly ever use real junk in my journals anymore ., when I first started this journey 5 years ago I actually did use junk, because that’s all I had., Now i use digitals (and there’s some great ones I must admit) and other purchased items. I want to get back to using more “junk” as you said we certainly have enough of it to use. And my goal for 2025 is to use what I have , if I never purchased one more thing for the rest of my life I still would have enough for a small craft store 😜. I’m not being hard on myself just being honest. Love this journal ,. Your thanksgiving sounds lovely. Do your kids come for Christmas?

[@annekenlon]

Thanks, as always, dear Sandi! I hear you on the "use what you have" commitment - it's astonishing what we can find when we scour our own stacks of supplies! Our daughter and her husband (we refer to them together as "the kids") live here in Portland with our precious grandson, so we are lucky to see them a lot. We always have a party on Christmas Eve with them and other friends, too, so that's a jolly tradition.

[@sandikalin636]

@ My adult sons will always be my “kids” and I only have one grandchild he’s going to be 14 on Christmas Eve. Hope you’re having a good weekend, my friend